JESSE NAKANISHI IS THE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH FOR THE HAWAI’I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SHARKS IN HONOLULU, HAWAI’I IN THE PACWEST CONFERENCE IN NCAA DII COACHED BY DARREN VORDERBRUEGGE. JESSE WON 174 GAMES AS HEAD COACH FOR KAMEHAMEHA-KAPALAMA INCLUDING WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009 AND 2011. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE COACHING STAFF FOR THE SHARKS WHEN THEY WON THE PACWEST CONFERENCE IN THE 2016-17 CAMPAIGN. HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FOR THE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS AND THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I RAINBOW WARRIORS PRIOR TO JOINING THE COACHING STAFF FOR THE SHARKS FOR HIS SECOND STINT WITH THE TEAM.